Author: Colby Morris

A Fresh Start at Bingo: A Drew Gilbert Deep Dive

The new No. 2 prospect in the Mets organization has enjoyed a successful start to his career in the blue and orange. The 2022 first rounder out of the University of Tennessee has significantly improved his Double-A stats since the trade deadline deal with the Astros. In half as many games with Binghamton compared with Corpus Christi (35 vs. 60) he has the same number of home runs (6), RBIs (21),...

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Just Missed September Call-up: Carlos Cortes Is Bouncing Back

In the minor league baseball season, players ride the rising and falling sea of promotion hopes and dreams. Carlos Cortes recently wiped out on the biggest wave of his 2023 season as he was nearly called up to the major leagues for the first time in last week’s wave of September call-ups. Representing solid outfield depth and consistent production, Cortes put up an attractive yet non-sexy...

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Ronny Mauricio Rides Hot Streak to Queens

Ronny Mauricio has been on the top prospect lists since his signing in the 2017-2018 offseason. He’s flashed sexy defense, long homers, a big-league body, and great taste in reggaeton music. He’s also shown scary high strikeout rates in his career and Tim Anderson-esque low walk rates throughout his career–until recently. In addition to the versatility he added in Syracuse in...

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Developing the “Right” Breaking Balls: A Wilkin Ramos Deep Dive

Wilkin Ramos is off to a great start to his career with the Mets after being taken in the minor league phase of last year’s Rule 5 draft. He breezed through High-A and has a 2.61 ERA in Double-A since his promotion. He has an elite fastball and has had a successful breaking ball this year but he has some easy additions he could make to his pitch mix to improve walk numbers and increase...

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Crucial Timing: Brendan Hardy’s Rule 5 Push

A Clutch Performer This was the biggest season yet in Brendan Hardy’s career. Of course, each of the last few seasons have been getting increasingly important as the likelihood of getting released increased following his 2021 season and he became Rule 5 draft eligible. Thus far in his six years with the Mets, Brendan Hardy has done everything similarly: Just in the nick of time. Regarding...

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